Nest predators can adversely affect the viability of songbird populations, and their impact is exacerbated in fragmented habitats. Despite substantial research on this predator–prey interaction, ...

Snakes are frequent predators of eggs and nestlings, but general patterns of snake predation at bird nests are not well known. We reviewed 84 video observations of snakes visiting nests of four ...

A research team has shown that desert kangaroo rats fend off predatory rattlesnakes through a combination of speedy reaction times, powerful near-vertical leaps, and mid-air, ninja-style kicks.

Our hypothesis predicts that sinistral lineages of snails more frequently emerge in sympatry with the snakes than in allopatry. Furthermore, the effect of snake predation on the emergence of sinistral ...

There are spiders that eat snakes. Observations of snake-eating spiders have been reported around the world. Researchers consolidated and analyzed over 300 reports of this unusual predation strategy.

When pitching the more…eccentric…story ideas at Health24, it’s necessary to persuade our editor that there’s a health angle in there somewhere. Snake handling ...